The UN panel responsible for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has announced plans to intensify an investigation into allegations that some companies are deliberately increasing greenhouse gas emissions in an attempt to exploit a loophole in the carbon offsetting scheme.

DUBLIN, May 4, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — EcoSecurities, a leading organisation in the business of sourcing and developing greenhouse gas emission reduction projects, Conservation International, The Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance, ClimateBiz and Norton Rose Group announce the findings of their second annual ‘forest carbon offsetting report 2010′, which focuses on corporations’ attitudes towards carbon offsets from forestry projects.

The survey received responses from 207 organisations. Specifically, 157 responses from global, multinational and regional companies covering a diverse range of sectors and industries, and 50 responses from specialised carbon companies. Highlights of the research include:

NIASSA PROVINCE, Mozambique, Nov 5 (IPS) – A visit from Dutch contractors to Niassa Province, in northwestern Mozambique has got communities excited about the prospect of a carbon credit scheme in the area.

Title: Webinar on The findings and feedback from the carbon management and offsetting trends survey results 2009Location: WebLink out: Click hereDescription: Sign up for a webinar on The findings and feedback from the carbon management and offsetting trends survey results 2009

Hosted by EcoSecurities http://www.ecosecurities.com/ and 2degrees, with guest speakers from Markit Environmental Registry, The Gold Standard Foundation and GreenWorld

Dublin 23rd September 2009: EcoSecurities, a leading company in the business of sourcing, developing and trading carbon credits from greenhouse gas emission reduction projects, has partnered with Baker McKenzie LLP, a leading climaate change law firm and ClimateBiz, the resource for climate management, to launch the second edition of The Carbon Management and Offsetting Trends Survey Report 2009.

The choices we make on a daily basis determine how large our carbon footprint is – a measure of the total amount of harmful greenhouse-gas emissions we produce as individuals. But changing our lifestyle is no mean feat. Carbon offsetting is attractive because it doesn’t ask us to.

Businesses from across Northern Ireland will meet in Belfast to discuss how they can tackle climate change and take steps to achieve the Carbon Trust Standard certification, an international award for businesses that have measured, managed and reduced their carbon footprint year-on-year.

POZNAN, Poland (Reuters) – Tropical forests and coal plants may get money to curb greenhouse gases under a United Nations-led carbon market from 2013 if climate negotiators meeting in Poland can defuse criticism of the present scheme.

Environmentalists from Friends of the Earth (FOE) claim that offsetting carbon emissions is not very a useful strategy if one considers the bigger picture of tackling climate change.

Although the charity did accept the role of offsetting in the shift towards a low-carbon economy, it was still skeptical about its overall effectiveness in emissions reductions. An FOE representative further added that offsetting may even encourage people to carry on with their emission-generating activities, as they may deem it sufficient to offset emissions rather than cut them.

Ontarios plan now is to initiate three pilot projects to offset emissions. The first one will have farmers utilize nitrogen fertilizers in a more eco-friendly way. The second project is about implementation of low-till and no-till practices in agriculture. It is expected that at least 50 farmers will collaborate with the government on these two projects. A third one coming later is about afforestation, which refers to planting of trees in deforested areas.

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